The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-19
OBRIEN.
The Irish Editor and Patriot
Meets an Enthusiastic We'll
come In Toronto.
He is Borne into His Hotel on
the Shoulders of His
Friends.

TORONTO, May l7.-O'Brisn arrived in the city
at IL O'Clock TO day, from Montreal, by the Cana
dian Pacific railroad. Although the hour of set
ting out from Montreal was very late, large crowds
accompanied him to the railway station, cheering
and waving their hats. He stood on the rear
platform of the sleeping car surrounded by special
correspondents of newspapers, and by the time the
train made start his arm was swollen from hand
shaking The cr'wd sang in excellent chorus,
"For He lie a Jolly Good Fellow" and "God Save
Ireland" in which o'Brien himself Joined, and as
tn cars moved out from the platform he took off
his hat and exclaimed:
''God prosper you all God save Irelandl'
Then cheers arose again and again. "Three
cheers for the American preset" was the refrain
taken up and echoed and re-echoed until those in
the car could he r no more. A little later a man
rushed across the track, and, looking dehantly at
o. Bren, shouted
''Three cheers for Lansdowne," and then dis
appeared in the darkness.
Poor fellow" remarked o'Brien. "It's a good
omen" Buckshot Forster shouted in the sapie
hurried way, "No home rule but 1t was the last
we ever heard of him. for he died next day. That
unknown man voice is the first In favor OF Lans-
downe / have heard since came to Canada"
Fifty miles from here several Toronto news
paper correspondents boarded the train and showed
Mr.. O'Brien the morning papers, Offering their
opinion that there would be no riot, though some
disapproyal might be shown. This has certainly
been true, 80 far. Long before he reached the
depot the passengers on or DING trains and a
group of people lining the track on either side
reered in anxiously, with anything but kind looks
pointed with what looked more III
The finger of scorn than curiosity. One eaid,
"That's him." At length the depot was reached at
exactly IL o'clock. Before O'Brien could rise from
his seat an immense crowd filed the platform and
blockaded all the passageways, overlooked INTO the
bars, and the editor of United Ireland was swept
from his seat and carried almost of his feet into
carriage which was in waiting. The first men to
shake him by the hand was j A. Mulligan, presi-
dent of the local branch of the National league NJ
Null. an Is the law partner OF Sir John Macdonald,
the Canadian premier. The crowd was made up
IA they passed from the cars to the carriage &C
Union station, where the train drew up, the first
of feeling vOlley of cheera which
swelled higher and higher in volume as O'Brien
was recognized, and which greeted the lrsh or
ator mingled with some groans which, however,
caused only ripple on the surface. Slight
hieses were heard now and again, but no
cooling They did not seem to trouble O'Btien Bit
however, and he passed into the carriage with
meml era of the committee amid files OF policemen,
on foot and mounted, under command of lnspec-
tor Ward. The policemen were supplied with
several rounds of ball and cartridges, and from
under their belts polished barrels were cleaning.
Six-shooters popped out in ominous readiness, but
there had been no need for them so far.
The Rosein house is only a few blocks away, and
and as the party drove there the crowd increased
and the enthusiasm grew greater. The spacious
rotunda of the hotel was macs OF humanity.
To reach his room was impossible; to register WIS
IMPOSSIBLE So OBrien was boietec on tho
shoulders OF strong men ana carried W
the broad showcase aud there amid the excite
nient, was presented with an address by y z.
Cobill secretary of the local branch Of National
league. During O'Brlen reply there were fire.
quent attempts 1T interruption by several 81 the
crowd "cOoing," but, ~ before, the overwhelming
majority we're O'Briens, and their cheers sounded
like a chorus.